Bob McAdoo vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie Nelson and Bob McAdoo that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bob McAdoo

vs.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob McAdoo 2 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Bob McAdoo 14 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played Bob McAdoo 9 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games Bob McAdoo 5 Louie Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob McAdoo 1 Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA First Team Bob McAdoo 1 Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob McAdoo 2 Louie Nelson 0

Scoring Leader Bob McAdoo 3 Louie Nelson 0

Rookie of The Year Bob McAdoo 1 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 22.1 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 9.4 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.3 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.0 * Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.5 * Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 18,787 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 8,048 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 1,951 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 751 * Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 1,147 * Louie Nelson 21

Total Games Bob McAdoo 852 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .503 Louie Nelson .437

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .081 * Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .754 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) * Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) * Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 18.3 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 7.6 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 0.8 * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.6 * Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 1,718 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 711 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 127 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 72 * Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 151 * Louie Nelson -

Total Games Bob McAdoo 94 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .491 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .250 * Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .724 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.7 (1975) * Louie Nelson -

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.